How to complain about scam/fake/con model agencies?
If you believe you have been scammed by a company pretending to be a model agency and offering you work if you go for a photo shoot with them which then turns out to be a photo studio selling you a modelling photo shoot then the first place is to contact the company involved to ask for a refund for being missold. If you have booked via the internet then the distance selling regulations apply and you have a seven day cooling off period. With many of these companies the small print may well say that they are not a model agency and will not get you work which means that you need to be very clear what you are applying for. It is not a scam if the company has given you information and you haven’t read it, although most people would consider it to be a con or a fake and want to complain about their treatment. If the company do not resolve your complaint then you can contain the Trading Standards department for the council covering the area where the scam/con took place. For example many of t
If you believe you have been scammed by a company pretending to be a model agency and offering you work if you go for a photo shoot with them which then turns out to be a photo studio selling you a modelling photo shoot then the first place is to contact the company involved to ask for a refund for being missold. If you have booked via the internet then the distance selling regulations should apply which mean you have a 7 day cooling off period to obtain a refund. With many of these companies the small print may well say that they are not a model agency and will not get you work which means that you need to be very clear what you are applying for. It is not a scam if the company has given you information and you haven’t read it, although most people would consider it to be a con or a fake and want to complain about their treatment being conned out of money. If the company do not resolve your complaint then you can contact the Trading Standards department for the council covering the ar
